Planetary hours
in Lahore.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Karachi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:50
- 6☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lahore?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.